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The skill of making milk foam with Italian coffee machine
1, do not put the steam pipe into the milk, because there may be some condensed water vapor in the steam pipe, so before preparing to foam, you need to put it for a while to drain the excess water from the pipe. 2. Beginners can insert the thermometer into the container, then insert the steam pipe obliquely into the milk, and then turn on the steam switch. 3. Slowly adjust the position of the steam nozzle to the distance from the milk
The influence of variables on a cup of coffee
1. The effect of water on coffee: A. Water quality affects the extraction of a cup of coffee. If the water used in making coffee is not pure water, it will affect the amount of soluble substances in a cup of coffee. B, the effect of water temperature on coffee can be summarized in one sentence: high water temperature, bitter coffee taste, low water temperature and sour coffee taste. We can adjust the water temperature to adjust coffee according to this theory.
Reduce the astringency of coffee: prevent excessive extraction of tannic acid
In the process of making delicious coffee, we always encounter all kinds of challenges.
Cleaning of bean grinder
We introduced the effect of producing fine powder on coffee and some techniques to avoid producing fine powder.
Choice of coffee grinder: don't let the heat take away the aroma of coffee
In the previous article, "Coffee should be ground evenly: make coffee tastier", we explained why coffee grinding is one of the necessary conditions for making delicious coffee.
Coffee grinding trick: the technique of not producing fine coffee powder
In the last article, "the choice of coffee grinder: don't let the heat take away the aroma of coffee", we shared the influence of bean grinder on the taste of coffee, and analyzed and compared the advantages and disadvantages of manual bean grinder and electric bean grinder.
Coffee grinding summary: choose the grinding degree suitable for coffee utensils
In the article "four Essentials of Coffee Bean Grinding", we talked about four points that should be paid attention to in the process of coffee grinding. In the previous article, we have shared three points.
Why use a coffee powder press?
We all know that coffee powder is very important, but why it is important, it seems that there are still many friends do not know. So why use a coffee powder press to share with my friends today?
Fancy Coffee: how to choose Milk with foam
As the saying goes: a skillful wife cannot make bricks without rice. When getting rid of milk foam, the choice of milk is equally important. If you don't choose milk, the milk foam will be rough and break quickly, and if it is heavy, you can't make milk foam at all. Let's just say what to do.
Production of Espresso: loading powder
Andre Yili has a short sentence of "7g", but in the eyes of some careful people, this stage can be described as "the most difficult step in the cooking Espresso process".
Production of Espresso: grinding
The thickness of coffee beans depends on the way they are cooked. Generally speaking, the longer the cooking time, the thicker the ground powder.
Espresso production: blending
"Blending" refers to the selection of coffee beans of different origins and qualities to achieve the desired result.
The art of coffee flower drawing
Latte Art is a method of making lattes with designs on the surface of espresso by pouring foamed milk into espresso.
Determination method of Italian Coffee Oil Color determination
The color of Italian coffee oil can be used to tell whether the extraction degree of ESPRESSO is moderate, whether the powder is enough, whether the filling force is in place, whether the water temperature of the coffee machine is correct and whether the beans are novel, and so on.
The determination method of Italian Coffee Oil thickness
The thickness of ESPRESSO grease is a very complicated problem, which is much more complicated than the color of grease.
Determination method of Italian Coffee Oil flow rate
The flow rate of espresso directly determines the mouth and stomach of ESPRESSO, too fast flow rate will make the essence of the coffee has not melted into the water, but the water has passed through the coffee powder, causing the coffee to be tasteless.
Mocha brewing is very different from other brewing methods
Mocha brewing is very different from other brewing methods
How should I taste the coffee?
To put it simply, the standard of a cup of coffee is: a good cup of coffee mainly achieves the balance of sour, bitter and sweet, with high alcohol thickness, no astringent taste, rich and long-lasting aroma, no uncomfortable and miscellaneous smell.
Coffee grinding skills
The knack of grinding coffee beans the grinding prop for coffee beans is a grinder. There are numerous types of mills ranging from manual at home to large electric ones for business. Household grinders can also be used as decorations, and the number of people need more than one grinding, or electric to facilitate. According to the structure of the grinder, there are grinding grinders using vertical and horizontal groove edges to cut coffee beans and grinding coffee with molars.
Five skills of coffee operation in mocha pot
First, do not use mocha pots to make individual coffee. As far as making a single product is concerned, the control of the water temperature is the most important condition, followed by the control of the grinding thickness, these two basic conditions are the prerequisites for making a good single product coffee, which can be summarized in one sentence, that is, constant temperature and pressure. Constant temperature is a relatively stable water temperature maintained in a relative period of time, which involves the technical level of the operator.